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Monday, March 18, 2013

Eric and Jordan Staal give update on Marc Staal

The brothers of injured Rangers defenseman Marc Staal, hit above the right eye by a deflected puck on March 5 against the Flyers, Eric and Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes, will face the Rangers tonight. Last night, all three Staal brothers, along with their parents, who are in from Thunder Bay, Ont., got together for dinner at Marc Staal’s apartment.

The quick update is that while the swelling on Marc Staal’s face has decreased, he is still waiting for some facial fractures to heal and his vision has not returned to 100 percent. Both Eric and Jordan Staal said Marc Staal is hopeful of playing again this season but there’s still no timetable and Jordan Staal said while Marc Staal’s eyesight is improving, there’s not an absolute guarantee it will ever return to 100 percent, though the doctors have been hopeful.

Both Eric and Jordan says Marc Staal is in good spirits and has been since shortly after the injury, though Eric Staal notes that, obviously, Marc Staal was initially in a lot of pain.

On Staal reunion at Marc Staal’s apartment last night: “Yeah, mom cooked dinner and (Marc’s) wife. It was a combo dinner, it was good. Potatoes and meatballs. Old School.”

On Marc Staal’s spirits being up: “Yeah I think so. I think he’s been in better spirits as of late because he’s starting to feel a little more progress. I think he was in a lot of pain early on, rightfully so. It was good to see him, he was in good spirits. We had some good laughs and enjoyed being around each other last night.”

On his parents’ plans: “My parents both came in, I think they came in over the weekend. They’ll be in for a little while and then head down to God’s country, Raleigh.”

On if Marc Staal was hit above the right eye: “Yeah, above. He looks a lot better. A lot of the blackness, and a lot of the stuff has cleared. His eyes are still obviously swollen in some areas but he looks a lot better and making progress in the right direction.”

On Marc Staal’s vision: “It’s obviously not 100 percent yet. It’s going to take some time. I think he’s still going through the appointments and they’re telling him good things and that’s the only way you can go about it.

On whether the Staal brothers will all consider wearing a visor now: “I don’t know, he hasn’t really said much about it to be honest. It’s one of those things that it’s tough to make an excuse for. But right now I’m comfortable without it and obviously I’m going to have address it at some point and possibly go with it but for right now I’m staying with the way I have it.”

On whether there’s family frustration that Marc Staal has now suffered two long-term injuries, including the concussion that kept him out of 36 games at the start of last season: “No I don’t think so, it’s part of the game. People go through injuries. It’s how you handle them. I think he’s doing it in the right way. He’s in a positive mind set. Right from the beginning, I talked to him the next morning, he was in pretty good spirits. It’s an unfortunate situation, it was unlucky, he didn’t see it coming. That’s life. You move on and he’s doing the right things in that respect. He’s going to be a good player. I’m sure when he gets back it won’t take him long to get right back to where he was.

Jordan Staal:

On seeing Marc Staal: “Yeah, it was good to go over to his place and hang out.”

On how Marc Staal is healing: “He’s doing well, he’s slowly getting better. Obviously there’s still a little more healing to be done but things are looking up for him.”

On whether the brothers discussed tonight’s game with Marc Staal: “Not so much really, I think Marc would like to be in the game and playing so we didn’t really bring that up too much. But it’s unfortunate but I’m sure there will be plenty of games down the road.”

On Marc Staal’s appearance: “It does look good so it’s good to see. Everything looks pretty good. Obviously, the scar has healed up nice and hopefully he’s on the right track.”

On a timetable for Marc Staal’s return: “Not really sure, I think he has obviously a few fractures and some stuff to heal so it will take some time, I’m sure.”

On if Marc Staal will wear a visor: “We asked him, I think he’s going to wear one. It really isn’t a laughing matter but I think he’s going to throw one on. My mom threw a few comments out but the Staals can be stubborn sometimes.”

On Marc Staal’s spirits: “Yeah he’s up, he’s right there, he’s the usual Marc, chirping and stuff like that and being his usual self. He’s definitely on the right track.”

On whether it was a relief to see Marc Staal doing better in person rather than just talking on the phone: “Yeah I think so. It was nice to look at it and know he’s doing better. I still haven’t watched it (the play), I really don’t want to. It was a tough moment for myself and obviously for him and the family and I’m glad to see he’s doing better.”

On where Marc Staal was hit with the puck: “I think it was more up top, more with the scar is. Cut down here (mouth), too.”

On whether Marc Staal will play again this season: “I believe so, he still needs time to heal but he’s looking forward to getting back as soon as he can.”

On Marc Staal’s vision: “It’s heading in the right direction and we’re not sure completely how it’s going to turn out.”

On joining the Hurricanes and his brother Eric this season: “It’s been fun, it’s been a little bit of an adjustment but everyone in the room and the organization has made it easy on me.”

On younger brother Jared Staal, playing for the Hurricanes’ AHL affiliate: “Jared’s doing all right, he’s working. They’ve got a lot of injuries so he’s playing quite a bit.”

Posted by Andrew Gross on 03/18 at 10:37 PM

its a quick update is that while the swelling on Marc Staal’s face has decreased, he is still waiting for some facial fractures to heal… and he was facing difficulties in game… Rochester

The brothers of injured Rangers defenseman Marc Staal, hit above the right eye by a deflected puck on March 5 against the Flyers, Eric and Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes, will face the Rangers tonight. Last night, all three Staal brothers, along with their parents, who are in from Thunder Bay, Ont., got together for dinner at Marc Staal’s apartment.

The quick update is that while the swelling on Marc Staal’s face has decreased, he is still waiting for some facial fractures to heal and his vision has not returned to 100 percent. Both Eric and Jordan Staal said Marc Staal is hopeful of playing again this season but there’s still no timetable and Jordan Staal said while Marc Staal’s eyesight is improving, there’s not an absolute guarantee it will ever return to 100 percent, though the doctors have been hopeful.

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ANDREW GROSS covers the New York Rangers for The Record and Herald News, having joined the North Jersey Media Group in November 2007. Gross also covered the Rangers and New York Jets, as well as St. John’s basketball and Army football, for Gannett Newspapers and The Journal News (N.Y.). He graduated from Syracuse University in 1989 with a degree in newspaper journalism.